Posted on 02/18/2024 7:34:13 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said on Friday that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used a racial "dog whistle" when the governor said "thugs" were responsible for the shooting.
He made the comments while speaking to KCUR host Steve Kraske on the radio program "Up to Date."
“I certainly do think this was criminal activity, it’s lawlessness and I think that that’s troubling,” Lucas told Kraske when the radio host asked about the governor's comments. “But ‘thugs’ is a dog whistle in the most classic sense and I have seen this dog whistle time and again.”
A "dog whistle" when referred to in politics is often used describe something, such as a term, that is allegedly coded language to communicate a message to racists, sexists, or other groups who hold biases.
In the interview, Lucas went on to rail on gun rights and spoke about all the gun violence in Kansas City.
He then said that the only reason the identities of the shooters who committed the crime have not been released yet is because they are juveniles and not their race. This is despite that the juveniles will be charged as adults in the mass shooting.
In 2021, Lucas announced plans to defund the KC Police Department by 47 million dollars and that the reason for the decision was centered around “listening to black and brown people."
He suggested that $47 million cut from the department "is not actually a lot." He then railed on those who live outside the city for making suggestions on how to solve crime in the town.
They can prevent crimes against themselves by staying out of town. But next week the mayor will be decrying white flight and retail deserts.
Look into the bg of this mayor and I’d bet you’d find a mostly thug-life upbringing.
Let`s call a teen a teen.
And steal steal steal and justify it by claiming it's what all the white politicians did and it's simply their turn.
Govern and actually administer the municipality? That's much too hard and too much work!
“..Blacks can’t be trusted in positions of power....”
Statement of the year.
America, along with Trump, is learning this tidbit the “hard way”.
What city? Indeed, what country for that matter, where they’re fully in charge is not royally screwed up?
Scott Adams is right, and The Bell Curve is proving itself to be true.
Whenever the screams of racism occur over an innocuous term, you know EXACTLY what demographics the perps are likely from.
Same with the screams of *homophobia* and *islamaphobia*.
The governor’s response should have been, You can jam that dog whistle up your arse and play Yankey Doodle, but they are thugs.
EEE, you are right. Never identify the race, it’s too honest....
AND,
Don’t use, “Thugs.” It is a double dog whistle word.
Use, “Amish,” or “Alter boys!” Anything but Thugs!
You couldn’t be more wrong.
But perhaps you missed the /s at the end of my post?
Meanwhile, per the mayor, 800 members of LE were on duty during the parade.
Why is nobody asking what the heck taxpayers are paying them for?!
I see what you did there.
Oh so it was Obama’s sons, if Obama had sons, who did the mass shooting!
Since when do thugs shoot up a bunch of innocent people?
Outrageous!
If obama had a son
Dogs hear dog whistles.
Ok, they’re vermin.
He should have been more accurate : Black Thugs
If the Governor is smart then he will double down.
The dog that yelps when a rock gets thrown is the one that was hit.
Thug is as thug does.
And we all know the facts, even when the media refuses to report them.
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